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The Dialectical Faith of Leftism | James Lindsay

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The Dialectical Faith of Leftism

All Marx did was envision the absolute man by borrowing off of Rousseau and wishing people would give him money. This arrives us at the eschaton, the end of history, and the kingdom of God arrives here on earth. The theory behind it is a theology. It very obviously is a metaphylosophical system. There's a true nature to being that we're estranged from but can come to know through the dialectical process. That gives you a duty of conscience to be on the right side of history by moving it rather than the wrong side of history with resisting or ignoring it.

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